Chapter 1052 Everyone Wants to Hold onto Fate
In Chang'an City, in Changle Palace, there is a palace that is not very eye-catching. This palace is called Daxia Palace. Although the name is simple and unpretentious, there is an extraordinary history in this palace.
During the pre-Qin period, during the battle for Guanzhong, Xiang Yu didn't know what the purpose was, but he burned Xianyang for three months...
A few years later, the country changed hands, and Lao Liutou rebuilt and expanded the Xingle Palace of the Qin Dynasty, which was still relatively intact, and became the Chang'an Palace and Weiyang Palace of the Han Dynasty. Weiyang Palace was newly built in the Han Dynasty, so compared with the Chang'an Palace that renovated the Xingle Palace in the Qin Dynasty, it appears to be more grand in scale, magnificent and beautiful.
Therefore, most of the time, the emperors of the Han Dynasty usually dealt with political affairs in Weiyang Palace. In addition, Changle Palace became the queen mother's palace in the early Han Dynasty. Whenever Changle Palace is mentioned, Changxin Palace must be mentioned, but Daxia Palace has been ignored.
In fact, Daxia Palace is also an important palace in Changle Palace, and it is one of the main places for political activities in Changle Palace. In the early Han Dynasty, Liu Bang moved the twelve bronze figures in front of Qin's imperial palace to the front of the Daxia Palace, and the bell room in the Daxia Palace was the so-called "Hanging Bell Room". According to legend, Han Xin was beheaded and killed by Queen Lu here.
However, at this moment, the original bronze figures in front of the Great Xia Palace have disappeared, and Dong Zhuo has long since pulled them out and smelted them into bad money, leaving only the empty imprints where the original bronze figures stood...
Liu Xie, just like these bronze figures, seems to be a thing with little sense of existence. What people know is that there is a bronze figure in the Great Xia Palace, but when the trace of the bronze figure disappears, they can still continue to live as if nothing had happened.
It seems to be getting better recently, but only a little bit. Because above the imperial court, the party struggle between Zhong Shao and Yang Biao became more and more fierce, and instead they counted on the imperial power as the final arbiter. Under such a blunder, it made Liu Xie feel that he was valued a little bit, but Liu Xie knew that this was only temporary. Maybe that day the two sides would decide the outcome, and then he would be like this Like a bronze man, he either remains silent or disappears.
Feeling that the jade seal in his hand is becoming more and more important, Liu Xie also feels that the taste of power is indeed quite sweet, so sweet that Liu Xie is a little obsessed. The son of heaven is the son of heaven, governing the subjects of the world, which is a matter of course, but since Emperor Heng, it seems that the emperor of the Han family rarely engages in practical affairs other than his name and respect, and his status can be regarded as declining...
At the beginning when Dong Zhuo was in charge, one of Liu Xie was young, and the other had never been exposed to these things, so naturally he behaved modestly and didn't show his face much. But there is something wrong with the court, that's all, everything is handled according to Dong Zhuo's wishes, and now, it seems that they are still following the wishes of others.
When can I…
Ugh.
In the four or five years since he reigned, happy times are few and far between, and during this time in Chang'an, life has become more and more difficult, and even food has been in short supply from time to time, except for the heavy crown on the head, and the lightness and emptiness in the hands .
Even the servants and maidservants around me are suffering.
Some time ago, when the Xiliang soldiers rioted in Chang'an, Liu Xie couldn't bear the suffering of the people in the palace, so he ordered many people to be dismissed. Those who are still in the palace are nothing more than old and homeless , like Liu Xie, just stick to each other hard.
The only person who follows Liu Xie now is the nobleman Fushou.
Fu Shou, a native of Xuzhou, is the eighth grandson of the Great Situ Fuzhan of the Western Han Dynasty. His father is Fu Wan, a well-learned man, who was a noble and worthy marquis. He married Liu Hua, Princess Yang'an, the daughter of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, and served him in the official position.
In fact, the key to choosing Fushou is that his father's official position is just right, and he is a well-educated person, and he is not a prominent surname. Even if he becomes a royal relative, it will not be a big climate .
Just as Li Ru had arranged before, after Fu Shou followed the emperor, his family did not improve much, and it was still an ordinary family of officials.
"Lady," Liu Xie looked up at the corners of the Great Xia Palace. Those places that were originally carefully crafted and decorated with gold and silver have mostly peeled off and withered, "...You and I have been together for more than four years, right?"
The emperors and queens of the Han Dynasty did not have so many rules with each other in the later generations. They were still called you, me, and me.
Fushou is one year older than Liu Xie. Although this is the case, Liu Xie was young at the time, eight or nine years old. Even now, he is a little older, but he is only twelve or thirteen years old. Most of them are still a teenager in the second year of middle school.
Fu Shou didn't talk much on weekdays, but he looked like a lady from a great family. Hearing Liu Xie's words, he didn't correct the so-called four years and a few months, but only replied: "Yes... "
Liu Xie still raised his head, and then said: "...This was originally the place where my empress dowager lived, but now... come, you come with me..."
After Liu Xie finished speaking, he looked away, but still did not look at Fushou, but walked straight to the gate of Daxia Palace.
The door of the Great Xia Palace was closed, and there were some weeds and moss on the steps. Because there is not enough manpower in the palace, the cleaning and cleaning can not be taken care of.
An attendant followed Liu Xie and asked softly, "Your Majesty, do you want to open the palace door?"
"..." Liu Xie was silent for a moment, shook his head, and said, "No need, that's it..."
Before arriving at the main hall, Liu Xie waved to Fushou, and then bowed in front of the Great Xia Hall, saying: "...The queen mother is here, and now Fu is a virtuous and virtuous, intelligent, respectful and wise queen. I am here to report to the queen mother..."
Fushou hurriedly prostrated himself behind Liu Xie and kowtowed to the ground with his head.
A few attendants behind him also knelt down and bowed to the ground.
Great Xia Palace, very quiet.
Two half-grown children, a boy and a girl, one on the left and one on the right, knelt before the gate of the hall.
A gust of wind blew across the main hall, making a small sound, like a mother whispering instructions in her ears before going to sleep...
"Brother, you are very interested..." Liu Dan looked at Liu Fan in the hall of the backyard, watching the song and dance girl perform leisurely, and suddenly became a little angry.
Liu Fan smiled, waved his hand to stop the singing and dancing, and then asked the attendant to bring some tea and dried fruit, and then said: "What's the matter, what makes the second brother anxious?"
Liu Dan picked up the tea bowl, but didn't drink it. He sighed, put the tea bowl down again, and said, "It's a mess outside, brother, how can you sit still? Mr. Yang asked for food and grass outside. There are already different opinions on this matter. It's almost a fight!"
Liu Fan laughed and said: "Haha, that's true of Mr. Yang. If he had been swallowing his anger and being at the mercy of others, he wouldn't have the title of the world's crown family..."
Liu Dan hesitated when he heard this, and then said: "Brother, you already knew?"
"How could you not know about such a big event?" Liu Fan said lightly.
"Brother, you..." Liu Dan couldn't help but couldn't understand.
Liu Fan looked at Liu Dan and said, "...or what should we do? Don't think that Mr. Zhong is now in control of Chao Gang, but the current situation is a matter of time! This is also a hurdle that Mr. Yang must go through, even if Mr. Yang does not come out , and there are other people, if they pass, they can cover the sky with one hand without any problem, but if they cannot pass this pass...hehe..."
"But, this..." Liu Dan said with a frown.
"Second brother asked a good question..." Liu Fan said softly, "...But, if it doesn't change, what good will we gain?"
"..." Liu Dan suddenly opened his eyes wide.
In the final analysis, politics is actually a process in which respective groups fight and compromise with each other and exchange interests. Now Zhong Shao is naturally a vested interest, and Yang Gong is a new challenger, and any opposition party, before officially taking office, will always promise various benefits, expressing what they will do if they can ascend to the court in the future. how.
Yang Biao is no exception.
Following Zhong Shao, the official seal in this hand will come to an end. It's not that Zhong Shao doesn't want to give it, but there are always such and such people who need to balance each other, and these positions are also limited. If you give one, you will not be able to give that.
Yang Biao was different, he had nothing in his hands, so naturally he could write a blank check as big as he could.
Liu Dan said with some worry: "...but this Duke Yang... may not be able to..."
Liu Fan smiled and said: "Mr. Zhong, Mr. Yang, although the fight is fierce, it still has nothing to do with us! Well, since the second brother mentioned this matter..."
Liu Fan waved his hand to make the attendants retreat, and then continued: "...the land in Guanzhong can't stay for long!"
In the current political situation, it goes without saying that Zhong Shao and Yang Biao are naturally at odds, while other people in the lower court, including Liu Fan and others, have to make a choice, either one or the other.
"...Brother means..." Liu Dan was a little confused.
"Mr. Zhong, Mr. Yang, the faction is constantly fighting, it's really boring..." Liu Fan said quietly, "...these people are all staring at this square inch above the court...but they don't know how big the world is..."
Liu Fan was actually anxious, but he couldn't say anything about this anxious matter even in front of Liu Dan.
A while ago, I received news from Shu that his father Liu Yan's health seemed to be not very good...
As we get older, our body naturally decays. This is the law of nature, and no one can change it by manpower. But the problem is that Liu Yanyuan is in Shu, while Liu Fan, the eldest son, is in Guanzhong, separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.
Actually, besides this, there is another reason.
A while ago, maybe to strengthen the relationship with Liu Yan, or maybe because of some other reasons, Zhong Shao did not discuss much with Liu Fan, so he conscripted Liu Yan into the court as the third prince.
According to common sense, this is not a bad thing.
The governor of the local state, after serving for a period of time, was transferred to the central government to serve as the Sangong Jiuqing, which is the practice of the court, but at this juncture, the position of the Sangong is not so easy to do.
What's more, the so-called knowing father is like a son. Liu Fan naturally guessed at least a little bit of what Liu Yan was thinking.
Then there was a rebellion on the five buckets of rice road in Hanzhong...
I heard that Zhang Lu had a young mother, but she was actually living in Liu Yan's residence at this time.
What happened to this matter, I am afraid it is just to cover up the eyes and ears of outsiders.
As the best choice in Liu Fan's mind, it is natural to go to the land of Shu and become the prince of a country within a country, and then wait for the day when his father Liu Yan dies, he can become the lord of the land of Shu.
But such an idea is beautiful, but it is actually very difficult.
No matter how old and fatuous Zhong Shao was, he would not have made the decision to let Liu Fan leave Chang'an and send him to Shu, not to mention that there had been a meat bun beating a dog once before, and there would be no second time.
Liu Zhang, Liu Fan's fourth brother, was also originally in Chang'an. He was ordered by the court to visit Liu Yan, but he didn't come back after he went. He gave Liu Yan a messy excuse to stay.
Liu Fan is also anxious. If his father Liu Yan is in good health and persists for a while longer, then he can slowly seek opportunities, but now it is said that he is not as good as before. If there is any problem, wouldn't it be cheaper? …
Although the younger brother is naturally a blood relative, but...
hehe.
"...In this world, second brother, look at General Cheqi, General Later, and General Zhengxi..." Liu Fan said slowly, "...what's the point of staying in Guanzhong? It's better to find a source as soon as possible !"
Speaking of these people, Liu Fan's voice could not help but carry a hint of sourness. That's all for the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. This General Zhengxi is younger than himself, and he is already a prince of the same place. I heard that the city of Pingyang, which merged with the north, is also flourishing. It will not be as good as Guanzhong or Henan Yin Where is the big county town?
Although I am in charge of the captain of the gate of Chang'an City, and I can be considered to have great power in my hands, but I am no more at ease than outside the pass.
Liu Dan said: "...Then brother, where do you want to look?"
"... Jiaozhou, what do you think of the second brother?" Liu Fan stroked his beard and said.
"...Jiaozhou..." Liu Dan lowered his head, pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "...my elder brother's choice is naturally the best..."
Jiaozhou is certainly not a particularly good place, but Jiaozhou has one advantage, that is, it borders Yizhou. So whether you look at it now or never, it is a very good place.
More importantly, choosing Jiaozhou is less likely to attract the attention of others. Anyway, it is a frontier land, just like Feiqian and Feiziyuan chose to merge to the north. Who would know that such a bitterly cold place is actually in Feiqian? Revitalized in your hands?
Could it be that my talent is worse than that of Fei Qian and Fei Ziyuan?
Of course Liu Fan doesn't think so.
Liu Fan narrowed his eyes slightly, and said: "... In this dispute in Guanzhong, no matter whether it is the seed or Yang in the end... a certain one only needs to be Jiaozhou!"
(end of this chapter)
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